The following table lists ways in which you can customize the appearance and layout of views.
| Task | How to… |
|---|---|
| Show a view | Use View > (View Name) > (chromosome or contig number) > Show. The third item in the command at left may or may not appear. Example: to see the Analysis view for Chromosome 12, choose View > Alignment > 12 > Show. |
| Resize a track in a view | In the Analysis view or Overview, hover your mouse over the bottom middle of a track to enable a slider. Grab the slider and pull to reveal more or less of that track.  |
| Add white space around a track in a view | To add white space around a track in the Analysis view or Overview, select the track name in the Tracks panel, then use the sliders in the Layout section. |
| Change the style (fonts, colors, calculation metrics and more) | Use the Style panel and its subsections. Customization for font style and size applies to all text in a view. Individual rows cannot have different styles. |
| Move one or more contig rows as a group | In the Overview, you can rearrange contigs one at a time or as contiguous groups using drag and drop. First, select the desired rows using Ctrl/Cmd+click or Shift+click. Next, drag the selected row(s) to the desired location and release the mouse button. |
| Detach a view | Only certain views can be detached. To do this, right-click on the view tab and choose Detach (View Name). Alternatively, use View > (View Name) > (chromosome or contig number) > Detach. Detaching a view turns it into a free-floating window. |
| Reattach all detached views to their original locations | Use View > Reattach All Views. |
| Show the active view in full-screen mode | Use the View > Full Screen command or the the Full screen tool  at the bottom right corner of the view. |
| Exit from full-screen mode | Click the Esc key, use the Exit Full Screen tool ( ) at the bottom of the full-screen view, or press Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+F. |
| Configure the number and location of visible views. | Use the View > Document Layout command or the Change layout tool (image varies) in the bottom right corner of the view to access possible layouts. The following options are available:
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| Zoom in or out on a view | Both the Overview and Analysis view have independent vertical and horizontal zoom sliders. Grab any green slider with your mouse and drag left/right or up/down to zoom in or out in the view.  |
| Split a view vertically | Drag the vertical splitter tool ( ), found at the right edge of the view, in a leftward direction. Splits are ignored when exporting an image, although the layout is preserved. To remove a split, drag the divider as far as you can to the right of the view and drop it there. |
| To view two or more sessions simultaneously on a split screen | By default, only one session at a time is displayed, even if several sessions are open. To view two or more sessions simultaneously on a split screen, drag a session tab in a downward, right or left direction. When you see a black arrow, release the mouse button. Sessions can be re-docked in their original positions by reversing this process. |
| Return to the default window display | Choose View > Reset Panel Layout. |
– To show only the current view. 
) – To show the current view on top and one additional view below it. 
) – To show the current view on the left, and one additional view to the right. 
) – To show the current view on top and two additional views below it. 
) – To show the current view on the left and two additional views stacked one on top of the other on the right. 
) – To show the current view on the right and two additional views stacked one on top of the other on the left. 
) – To show the current view on the top and two additional views side-by-side on the bottom. 
) – To show the current view on the bottom and two additional views side-by-side on the top.
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